It may have been quiet around this blog for over a month but I’m hoping to update you all soon on all the work I’ve been doing behind the scenes over the last few weeks in preparation for my trip to India.

So what’s been the hold up? Since my last entry I’ve been balancing my study with a lot of  local volunteer work. It’s related to my work as an Illustrator and Designer and I had a lot of long nights and short deadlines to meet. While I continue to do my #OnePiece work with every walk around the neighborhood, I have neglected to take my camera with me. I plan to restart that soon.

Also, in other art related news, I had to re-photograph about 30 paintings because I misplaced the SD card with the original photos. (Several back-ups have been established this time around!)

The big update delay is actually due to the fact that my husband accepted a new job in California and we’ve been running around like crazy trying to take care of things around here before we leave. It’s a lot of organizing, donating, and throwing out we have to do. Luckily we’ve found homes for a lot of the things we can’t take with us. We also have to prep the cats for their first ever flight, which has meant getting all kinds of health checks, and special paperwork.

I have a few articles as well as a 400 page doctorate thesis to finish reading and review here, so realistically, with our expected move date being somewhere around the 17th or 18th, a new update might not be in store until the end of June. However, if I can get the reading done before that in between move related errands I will.

Things I have been doing that are related to my research are: keeping tabs on NGOs and Waste Management Professionals via Twitter and Facebook, reading about their projects, accomplishments and challenges. I’ve also been slowly filling in my interview schedule for my trip to India. While I tried to keep most of my work in the Northern cities of Delhi and Varanasi I’ve met so many amazing individuals in the south that I will be a lot more cross country travel than I originally anticipated.

Thank you all for your patience while we finish our move. There’s definitely more to come here, so stay tuned!